A treatise of practical surveying
Subtitle: which is demonstrated from its first principles. Wherein every thing that is useful and curious in that art, is fully considered and explained. Particularly three new and very concise methods for determining the areas of right-lined figures, arithmetically or by calculation, as well as the geometrical ones heretofore treated of. : The whole illustrated with copper-plates
By: By Robert Gibson; teacher of the mathematics. ; With alterations and amendments, adapted to the use of American surveyors
Edition: The seventh edition.
Series: Early American imprints -- no. 47790
Publisher: Printed for Joseph Crukshank, no. 87, High-Street
Published: 1796
Place of publication: Philadelphia
Language: eng
Number of pages: 288
Subjects: Surveying; Tables
Notes: Edition statement transposed; precedes "By Robert Gibson ..." on title page.

Signatures: [A]⁴ B-2O⁴; pi1 [A]² B-Z² (2Z verso blank); chi1 *A-*G⁴ *H².

Plates engraved by James Poupard.

"Mathematical tables: difference of latitude and departure: logarithms, from 1 to 10,000. Artificial sines, tangents, and secants."--[3], 90, [3], 60 p.; has separate title page, with imprint date of 1796. This title includes "Tables of latitude and departure ..." ([1], 90, [1] p.) with separate title page, also with imprint date of 1796. The Tables of latitude and departure are attributed to John Roberston.

Bristol B9556

Shipton & Mooney 47790

Rink, E. Technical Americana, 2383